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When the press fails : political power and the news media from Iraq to Katrina / W. Lance Bennett, Regina G. Lawrence, and Steven Livingston.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in communication, media, and public opinionPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.Description: xiii, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780226042848 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0226042847 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 071/.30905 22
LOC classification:
  • 1erAPT1erB471w 2007
Other classification:
  • 05.30
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : The press and power -- 1. Press politics in America : the case of the Iraq war -- 2. The semi-independent press : a theory of news and democracy -- 3. None dare call it torture : Abu Ghraib and the inner workings of press dependence -- 4. The news reality filter : why it matters when the press fails -- 5. Managing the news : spin, status, and intimidation in the Washington political culture -- 6. Toward an independent press : a standard for public accountability -- Appendix A : Evidence suggesting a connection between Abu Ghraib and U.S. torture policy -- Appendix B : Methods for analyzing the news framing of Abu Ghraib -- Appendix C : Further findings from the content analysis -- Appendix D : Interview protocol -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) B471w 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000056817

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-249) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : The press and power -- 1. Press politics in America : the case of the Iraq war -- 2. The semi-independent press : a theory of news and democracy -- 3. None dare call it torture : Abu Ghraib and the inner workings of press dependence -- 4. The news reality filter : why it matters when the press fails -- 5. Managing the news : spin, status, and intimidation in the Washington political culture -- 6. Toward an independent press : a standard for public accountability -- Appendix A : Evidence suggesting a connection between Abu Ghraib and U.S. torture policy -- Appendix B : Methods for analyzing the news framing of Abu Ghraib -- Appendix C : Further findings from the content analysis -- Appendix D : Interview protocol -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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